The Eyes Have It

Month: February 2016

Nudity is beautiful. I have never shied away from drawing or painting the nude human form. The human figure is amazing and beautiful in its own way. There was never a hesitation in depicting it in art. Until my senior year in college. I did projects which depicted nudity and people were a little surprised. … More Why my gods are nude

There is a shrine in my office, where all my shrines live, that houses a large variety of names. The particular one I am thinking of focuses on one thing. Creativity. Or more specifically, being creative. The word creative means having the ability or power of creating. This is why I honor so many names in … More Creativity

A year or so ago I was journeying in meditation and met a Netjeru that would become a big help to me. He came to me as a creamy white lion, full mane and sweet as pie. His influence would spread through my life like spider webs over the next few months and beyond. It … More Be more like your brother

It has been a long, strange journey to end up in this place at this moment. It was hard to grown up constantly moving between two sets of parents who disliked each other. With a much older brother who was emotionally sensitive to the happenings of our broken family. There was a lot of alone … More The Simple Life

Today is Valentine’s Day. There is not many good associations with this holiday. Chocolate, flowers, sex, fake love or romance. No one has really taken it seriously it seems since college. But it still can give us a little extra to think about. This past week for me has been all about devotion. Devotion to … More Valentine’s Love

Crawling out of the winter grey zone is getting easier. Although we are expecting a couple more snow days, the lifting of this mental haze continues. And I can feel the gods contributing their own small messages again. While chatting with a friend I felt Sekhmet close in my heart. She was near me and … More The Beauty of Flowers

Sometimes we find ourselves in a dull, grey place. A state of mind that leaves us calm but disquiet inside of our own heads. I have been living in this state for about a month. With the December rush over, January has been a grey area. But thankfully my grey-state is drawing back until next … More Complexities